Lumbar facet injection cost in Ellsworth, ME — inpatient
In Ellsworth, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance as an inpatient: from $861.50 to $861.50, with a median of $861.50. Across Maine, the median is $893.36 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 64493, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth, ME · (207) 667-5311 HC INJ DX/THER PARAVERTB JNT W/IMG L/S SNGL LVL | $861.50 | $3,446.00 | $2,239.90–$2,570.72 | 75% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $861.50, median $861.50, highest $861.50.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $861.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This injection puts numbing medicine or a steroid into or near a facet joint of the lower back, using imaging to guide the needle.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the injection and imaging guidance. The steroid or other medicine may be billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 64493 ($1,512.38). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth, MEANES PF INJ DX/THER PARAVERTB JNT W/IMG L/S SNGL LVL 64493 | $78.75 | file |